# PADD 1 (East Coast) propane stocks Propane and propylene in primary storage, EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report _Data through Aug 28, 2026 · source last checked Sep 2, 2026 · page revised Sep 2, 2026_ > Now 7.9 million barrels, 0.4% above the 5-yr median. PADD 1 propane stocks fell to 7.9 million barrels, down 3.5% on the week. The East Coast has rebuilt 13.6% over the past four weeks and sits 0.4% above the 5-year median. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week over week | 7.9 million barrels | 8.1 million barrels | -3.5% | | vs 4 weeks ago | 7.9 million barrels | 6.9 million barrels | +13.6% | | Year over year | 7.9 million barrels | 8.7 million barrels | -9.5% | | vs 5-yr median | 7.9 million barrels | 7.8 million barrels | +0.4% | ## About PADD 1 (East Coast) propane stocks PADD 1 combines the three East Coast storage areas this site also pages separately: New England, the Central Atlantic and the Lower Atlantic. The region produces little propane of its own, so most of what fills these terminals and storage tanks arrived by pipeline from the Gulf Coast or by ship rather than from nearby gas plants, which makes the East Coast a consuming region rather than a producing one. Stocks here still build from spring through summer and draw down through the heating season like the national total, but on a thinner local supply cushion, so a hard cold snap can strain deliveries faster than it would where the barrels originate. The five-year band shows whether that cushion is thicker or thinner than usual before winter; the three sub-regions below break out where within PADD 1 it sits. The East Coast total is the sum of those three sub-areas, so a move in this line can come from one of them alone, and reading it without checking which is a common way to draw the wrong conclusion. What EIA counts is primary storage: terminal tankage, pipeline fill and the small amount of plant storage in the region, reported in thousand barrels. Barrels already at a dealer or in a customer's tank are outside the count. The figure lands with the rest of the Weekly Petroleum Status Report each Wednesday morning, covering the week ended the prior Friday. Because the East Coast brings in a meaningful share of what it burns from outside the region, the arrival or absence of a single cargo can show in these weekly numbers in a way it never would nationally. ## Common questions ### Is PADD 1 (East Coast) propane inventory high or low right now? PADD 1 (East Coast) propane stocks stood at 7.9 million barrels as of Aug 28, 2026, 0% above the 5-year median of 7.8 million barrels for this point in the year. A level over the band means more cushion than usual for the season ahead. ### What is the 5-year average for PADD 1 (East Coast) propane stocks? 7.8 million barrels for this week of the year, measured as the 5-year median rather than a flat annual average, because propane inventories swing hard by season and a single yearly number would compare a March level against an August one. [Propane inventories and the 5-year average](/guides/propane-inventories-and-the-5-year-average) explains how to read the band. ### How do propane stock levels affect prices? Inventory is the cushion between winter demand and the physical supply that can reach a market in time. When stocks run under their seasonal band going into October, buyers competing for a thinner cushion bid up the [Mont Belvieu spot price](/spot/mont-belvieu), and delivered prices follow with a lag as dealers replace barrels at the higher cost. A comfortable build has the opposite effect: it absorbs a cold snap without a price response. ### When are PADD 1 (East Coast) propane inventories typically lowest? The East Coast bottoms out late in the heating season, in February or March. Because the region brings in a meaningful share of what it burns from outside itself, a single delayed cargo can show in a weekly print here in a way it never would nationally. ## About this data - Source: EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report - Series: Propane and propylene ending stocks - Basis: Primary storage, excluding propylene at terminal - Geography: PADD 1 (East Coast) - Unit: million barrels - Calculation period: Weekly ending stocks - Last observation: Aug 28, 2026 - Update frequency: Weekly --- Cite: PADD 1 (East Coast) propane stocks: 7.9 million barrels, 0.4% above the 5-yr median (The Fill Line's same-week 5-year median, not EIA's published five-year average). The Fill Line, data through Aug 28, 2026. https://fill-line.com/stocks/padd1 Canonical URL: https://fill-line.com/stocks/padd1